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Bacon Potato Miso Soup

Directions:
1. Cut bacon into small pieces. Slice potato into quarter-rounds. Slice the onion.
2. In a large pot, put water, Dashi powder, potatoes and onions. Bring to boil, then remove the foam (to remove the bad taste). Add bacon, cover, and cook on medium for 3 minutes.
3. Check if the potatoes are done. Turn down to low and dilute Miso with a little hot broth and then mix it back into the soup. Heat until hot to finish.

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3 Ingredients Japanese Crème Caramel (EASY Purin Recipe)

If you need caramel, mix 2 tbsp. sugar and 2 tbsp. water in a saucepan by tilting the pan. Simmer until the sauce is browned. (Do not mix with a spoon or the sugar will recrystallize.) Add 1 tbsp. water to stop hardening.

Directions:
1. Mix all ingredients in a spouted measuring cup or a bowl. Add vanilla extract if you prefer.
2. Strain through a strainer into the cups.
3. Cover with aluminum foil (or plastic wrap is ok).
4. Add water in the pan (just about a half-inch across the bottom of the cups).
5. Cover the pan and bring to a boil. When it becomes to a boil, turn down to low and cook for 10 minutes. Stop the heat (do not open the lid) and steam for 10 minutes with the remaining heat.
6. If you need caramel, you can put it on top then put in the fridge until cold.

Note: If you want to slip out the Purin, grease the cups with some oil or butter.

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Directions:
1. Cook the ramen noodles in a boiling water for 2 minutes. Drain well in a strainer.
2. Mix 1/2 packet of seasoning powder and 40g (5 tbsp.) pizza cheese.
3. Place 40g (5 tbsp.) pizza cheese in a frying pan. Cook on medium low for 2 minutes until crisp golden in the bottom then flip it over. Place the noodles, press flat, flip it over, and cook on medium for 3 minutes. Flip it over, place the toppings, cover and cook on low for 10 minutes.

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Directions:
1. Cut pork into bite-size pieces. Cook in a frying pan, season with salt and pepper, then set aside.
2. In the same frying pan, pour in beaten eggs, when the eggs are half done, place the cabbage, cooked pork, green onions, and Tenkasu (tempura scraps if you have it makes the dish very tasty). Fold in half and cook thoroughly.
3. Cut into bite-size pieces, place them on a plate, top with Okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise, Katsuobushi, and Aonori to finish.

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HALLOWEEN Salmon Avocado Rice Bowl (Easy NO KITCHEN Party Recipe)

Directions:
1. Dice avocado into small pieces.
2. Moisten a cup with water, stuff the cooked rice, flip it over into a rice bowl, make sure the rice mountain is popping out from the bowl.
3. Cover the rice with smoked salmon.
4. Put avocado and Ikura around the rice.
5. Make Jack-o'-lantern face with Nori seaweed sheet.
6. Pipe out Wasabi (in tube) to make the pumpkin stem.
7. Drizzle with some soy sauce to serve.

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Directions:
1. Mix cooked rice, grated parmesan cheese, pizza cheese, salt and pepper.
2. Heat olive oil in a frying pan and spread the rice dough. Cook one side for 5 minutes until crisp golden brown.
3. Flip it over, place the toppings, cover, and cook the other side for 5 minutes.
4. Make the cute ghost faces using Nori seaweed sheet.

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Directions:
1. Wash the sweet potato with the skin, cut into bite-size pieces, soak in water for 5 minutes to remove starch and prevent stop oxidation (color change). Drain well and remove excess water with paper towels.
2. Place the sweet potatoes in a frying pan, add cooking oil, cover and cook on medium for 3 minutes. Flip them over, cover and cook another 3 minutes.
3. Insert a bamboo skewer to check if the potatoes are done. Remove the oil from the pan using paper towels. Add sugar, soy sauce, vinegar or lemon juice. When the sugar melts and coats the sweet potatoes, stop the heat and sprinkle with black sesame seeds.

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FYI: Natto is a traditional Japanese food made from fermented soybeans. People say it has strong smell and bitter taste, but give it a try! It tastes pretty good, super healthy and nutritious! It helps prevent clot formation and reduce blood pressure. It may benefit weight loss and offer protection against cancer. Better to love it 👍 Yes it is totally not a food to take it out with you. Something you want to enjoy at home! BTW, once there was Natto with no smell but I don't see it anymore. Maybe people thought they don't want to spend extra budget on it.

Directions:
1. Mix eggs, milk, mayonnaise, and salt in a bowl.
2. Mix Natto, Natto sauce, Karashi (Japanese mustard if you like), and pizza cheese.
3. Heat olive oil in a frying pan, spread the egg mixture and make a round sheet of egg. Before the egg is fully cooked, place the Natto mixture in the middle. Fold into half, then shape it using the edge of the pan. Carefully flip it over onto a plate.

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Fun and perfect crunchy fluffy treat 😋

Very easy to make!!!

I receive comments saying "my tempered chocolate does not set up". Sometimes regular chocolate bars may not set up when you did not handle it correctly (timing and temperature due to the low cacao percentage), so it is better to use chocolate for baking because it is easy to handle!

Directions:
1. Chop chocolate then melt it in a double boiler.
2. Microwave whipped cream for 20 sec until warm, then mix it into the chocolate.
3. Add nuts and marshmallows, then mix well.
4. When the chocolate cools and starts to get thick, place it on parchment paper then shape it into a log.
5. Chill in the fridge until firm. Dust with powdered sugar then slice into pieces.

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Sunday, September 9, 2018

Very tasty yet delicious Miso Ramen in 5 minutes!!!

Miso is a traditional Japanese seasoning made from fermented soybeans. It is a umami-rich paste to make a Miso Soup. There are tons of different kinds of Miso pastes in Japan. You can use any of your choice to enjoy this recipe.

Directions:
1. Wash the bean sprouts, place them in a microwavable dish, cover, then cook on medium (600w) for 2 min. Drain well, then season with salt, pepper, and sesame oil.
2. In a bowl, mix the ingredients of the Miso Broth, add hot water little by little then mix well.
3. In a pot, boil water. Add fresh Ramen noodles in the boiling water and gently stir noodles with chopsticks. Cook Ramen noodles according to your package. Drain the noodles in a strainer and place them in the soup. Then arrange the toppings.

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Wednesday, August 22, 2018

I made Japanese Summer Vegetable Curry inspired by Manga/Anime (Rokuhoudou Yotsuiro Biyori).

The curry is from scratch using curry powder (no roux). Light, refreshing, and enhances the flavor of vegetables. Increases your appetite in hot summer! Instead of deep frying the veggies, I steamed them in a frying pan. Very simple yet delicious.

This type of curry is called "Dried Curry" in Japan. It is very thick, easy to eat, and satisfying! Give it a try 😉

Directions:
((Dried Curry))
1. Finely chop the onion. Grate ginger and garlic together.
2. Drop the tomatoes into the boiling water. Remove them after 30 seconds, when the skins begin to peel. When they become cool enough to handle, peel then dice.
3. Heat olive oil or cooking oil in a frying pan. Stir-fry onion, ginger, and garlic on low, until they turn golden. Caramelized onion adds extra sweetness to curry.
4. Add ground beef and pork mixture and cook until no longer pink. Mix in curry powder. Add the diced tomatoes and cook on medium high until the water is almost gone. Season with garam masala, salt, and soy sauce then cook for about 3 minutes. Be careful, you will lose the flavor of garam masala if you cook too much at the end.
((Vegetables))
1. Wrap Kabocha in a plastic wrap then cook in microwave for 2 minutes, then slice. Cut Okra, lotus root, and eggplant, then soak in water to remove the bitter taste and avoid the color change. Rub Okra with salt to smooth out the hairy surface, then peel the stem (you don't want to cut it off to keep the seeds in). Peel away the tough outer layer of asparagus if needed.
2. Heat olive oil in a frying pan, then steam-cook all the vegetables for about 3~5 minutes.
((Finish))
1. Serve the dried curry over the rice. Arrange the cooked vegetables.

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Quick No-Bake Sweet Tart Crust Recipe

Directions:
1. Place biscuits in a plastic bag and crush them into very fine pieces. You can easily crush them by rolling over the plastic bag with a rolling pin. Do not bash or hit, or you will make holes.
2. Mix in melted unsalted butter, then press firmly into the tart pan.
3. Chill in the fridge until set.

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Friday, July 27, 2018

Gyudon (literally Beef Bowl), is a bowl of rice topped with tender beef and onions simmered in a tasty soy sauce based sweet sauce.

In this recipe, I will show you how to make it without soy sauce: tasty yet delicious salt flavor with hint of refreshing lemon!!! Perfect for summer hot season 😋 Can't stop eating it. Please give it a try 👍

Directions:
1. Make 2 slices of lemon and 2 tbsp. of lemon juice.
2. Season the beef with A.
3. Thinly slice onion.
4. Heat 1/2 tbsp. of sesame oil in a frying pan and sauté the sliced onion until tender. Add the seasoned beef and cook until no longer pink.
5. Stop the heat and finish with 2 tbsp. of lemon juice and 1/2 tbsp. Of sesame oil.
6. Serve the beef over a bowl of rice, place a piece of lemon slice, garnish with thinly sliced green onions and some black pepper.

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